1Awo Yesu nʼabayigirizwa be bwe baali basemberera Yerusaalemi nga batuuse kumpi nʼekibuga Besufaage ku lusozi lwa Zeyituuni, Yesu nʼatuma babiri ku bayigirizwa be.
14Awo abazibe bʼamaaso nʼabalema ne bajja gyʼali mu Yeekaalu nʼabawonya.
15Naye bakabona abakulu nʼabannyonnyozi bʼamateeka bwe baalaba ebyʼekitalo bye yakola, nʼabaana abato abaali mu Yeekaalu nga baleekaanira waggulu nti, “Ozaana Omwana wa Dawudi!” ne banyiiga.
16ⓕ Ne bamubuuza nti, “Owulira bano bye bagamba?” Yesu nʼabaddamu nti, “Mpulira.Temusomangako nti, ‘Abaana abato nʼabawere abayonka balimutendereza!’ ”
17Nʼabaviira, nʼafuluma mu kibuga nʼagenda e Besaniya, nʼasula eyo.
18Awo enkeera bwe yali ngʼaddayo mu kibuga enjala nʼemuluma,
19nʼalengera omutiini ku mabbali gʼekkubo, nʼagutuukako nʼatasangako ttiini okuggyako amakoola ameereere. Nʼagugamba nti, “Toddangayo okubala ebibala.” Amangwago omuti ne guwotoka.
20Abayigirizwa bwe baakiraba ne beewuunya ne beebuuza nti, “Omutiini guwotose gutya amangu?”
21Yesu nʼabaddamu nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti bwʼoba nʼokukkiriza nga tobuusabuusa, oyinza okukola ekiri nga kino nʼebisingawo. Oyinza nʼokulagira olusozi luno nti, ‘Siguka ogwe mu nnyanja,’ ne kibaawo.
22Buli kye munaasabanga nga mukkiriza, munaakiweebwanga.”
23Awo Yesu bwe yakomawo mu Yeekaalu bakabona abakulu nʼabakulembeze bʼAbayudaaya ne bajja gyʼali ne bamubuuza nti, “Buyinza ki obukukoza ebyo, era ani yakuwa obuyinza obwo?”
25Okubatiza kwa Yokaana kwava wa? Kwava mu ggulu oba mu bantu?” Ne basooka ne boogeraganyaamu bokka na bokka nti, “Bwe tugamba nti, ‘Kwava mu ggulu,’ ajja kutubuuza nti, ‘Kale lwaki temwamukkiriza?’ ”
26“Ate bwe tunaagamba nti, ‘Kwava mu bantu,’ tutya ekibiina, kubanga bonna bamanyi nga Yokaana yali nnabbi,”
27Bwe batyo ne baddamu nti, “Tetumanyi!” Yesu kwe ku baddamu nti, “Nange sijja kubabuulira obuyinza bwe nkozesa bino.”
28“Kale mulowooza mutya ku kino? Waaliwo omusajja eyalina abaana be babiri, nʼagamba omubereberye nti, ‘Genda okole mu nnimiro yʼemizabbibu leero.’
29“Omulenzi nʼaddamu nti, ‘ŋŋaanyi,’ naye oluvannyuma ne yeerowooza nʼagenda.
30“Ate kitaabwe nʼagenda eri omulala nʼamugamba ekintu kye kimu. Naye ye nʼaddamu nti, ‘Nnaagenda mukama wange.’ Naye nʼatagenda.
31“Kale, ku bombi aliwa eyagondera kitaawe?” Ne bamuddamu nti, “Omulenzi owʼolubereberye.” Awo Yesu nʼabagamba nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, abasolooza bʼomusolo ne bamalaaya balibasooka okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
32Kubanga Yokaana yajja ngʼabuulira ekkubo eryʼobutuukirivu naye ne mutamukkiriza. Wabula abasolooza bʼomusolo ne bamalaaya baamukkiriza, newaakubadde nga mwakiraba, oluvannyuma temwenenya kumukkiririzaamu.”